Revolving patio awnings



March 14-, 1961 G. B. LEEP ER, SR

REVOLVING PATIO AWNINGS Filed March 26, 1959 INVENTOR.

17 T TOR/YE) United States Patent REVOLVING PATIO AWNINGS Gurny B.Leeper, Sr., 2722 W. 2nd Ave., Denver, Colo.

Filed Mar. 26, 1959, Set. N0. 802,155

1 Claim. (Cl. 50-50) This invention relates to a shelter for outdoorpatio areas and has for its principal object the provision of an awningconsisting of a wind break portion and a roof portion arranged to enablethe entire awning to be rotated about a fixed axis point so that it canbe adjusted to protect the patio area from the suns rays and from windcoming from any compass direction.

Another object is to provide a rotatable patio awning with a fixed tableat the axis of revolution so that the awning can be revolved to anydesired position without disturbing the table or the table settings.

A further object is to combine upon a single supporting post a rotatablepatio awning, a rotatable Lazy Susan shelf, and a patio table.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efiiciency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is badto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout thedescription.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an outdoor patio area provided with theimproved rotatable patio awning;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross section through the roof portionor" the awning, taken on the line Z--2, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a detail section illustrating a table and a Lazy Susan shelfmounted upon a pivot post for the improved awning.

In Fig. 1, an outdoor patio area is indicated at 10. The area ispreferably provided with a floor of any desired type and design. Asillustrated, the floor is of cement and sand marked off in panels andprovided with an arcuate side 11 and a straight side 12. A relativelyheavy, pipe pivot post 13 is vertically embedded in the floor of thearea 10 at the axis or center point of the arcuate side 11. A roundsheet metal table top 14, having a downwardly turned edge flange 15, ispositioned concentrically about the pivot post 13 and welded thereto, asindicated at 16, at the proper table height. A spacer pipe 17 rotatablysurrounds the pivot post 13 and rests upon the table top 14; A circular,pressed sheet metal Lazy Susan shelf 18 is concentrically fitted aboutthe post 13 and is welded or otherwise secured to the top of the spacerpipe 17, as shown at 19, so that it will be maintained at the properdistance above the table 14 and freely rotatable about the post 13. The

Patented Mar. 14, 1961 rugated type, is secured to and extends betweenthe two side frames to form a roof portion 23 and a wind break portion24. The side frames may have any suitable construction. As illustrated,they each comprise an inverted- L-shaped frame member 20, preferably ofsquare aluminum tubing. A brace frame member 21 is welded within theincluded angle of each frame member 20 and suitable ornamental iron work25 can be positioned between the frame members 20 and the brace framemembers 21 to improve the appearance of the awning if desired.

The wind break portion of the awning is supported upon suitable,free-rolling rollers or wheels 26. The outer edge of the roof portion ofthe awning is supported by the wind break portion and the inner edge issupported by the cross pipe or tube 27 which is welded at itsextremities to the two side frame members and extends transverallytherebetween. The cross tube 27 is spaced back from the inner edge ofthe awning a distance substantially equal to one half the width thereofand is provided with a downwardly extending pivot pipe stub 28, weldedto and extending downwardly from the midpoint of the cross tube 27. Thepipe stub 28 is for pivotally mounting the cross tube upon the upperextremity of the pivot post 13 to provide a pivot for rotation of theentire awning.

It can be seen that the wind break portion of the awning can be pushedabout the arcuate side 11 of the patio area 10 to any desired positionso as to shield the area from the wind or from rays of the sun comingfrom any angle throughout an arc of on the patio area illustrated. It isto be understood that the patio area could cover any desired arcuatearea up to and including 360. In which case the awning could be carriedabout a complete revolution.

The awning could, of course, be made in any practical size. The populardimensions appear to be: pivot post 8'0" high; windbreak portion 6'0"high, 10'0" wide with wheels 8" in diameter; roof portion 10'0" x 15'0";and a table top size to seat eight people.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be variedwithin the scope of the appended claim, without departing from thespirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed and desired securedby Letters Patent is:

A patio awning comprising: a fixed vertical pivot post having one endthereof embedded in the ground, a horizontal cross-member pivotallysupported at its mid-point upon said post and free to rotate in ahorizontal plane upon and about the axis of said post, a generallyhorizontal roof supporting frame mounted on each end of saidcross-member at right angles thereto and extending on both sides of saidcross-member, a generally vertical supporting member extendingdownwardly from each of two adjacent ends of said roof supportingframes, a generally rectangular roof portion supported by and extendingbetween said roof supporting frames, a wind-break portion extendingbetween said vertical supporting members and connected to said roofportion, and wheels carried by the lower ends of said verticalsupporting members so that they may be moved circumferentially aboutsaid post throughout a complete circle.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,018,522 Savage Feb. 27, 1912 FOREIGN PATENTS 238,169 Germany Sept. 19,1911

